La Mission du L'Atelier

Seemed a little under-filled and light in the hand. Draw was a tad bit loose. Not as full a smoke as I expected. There is some earthiness but not overwhelmingly so. Burn was very low maintenance with few, if any, touchups. A solid, enjoyable smoke that went well with a Spanish wine.

Well constructed, nice even draw with a complexity of flavors. One of my favorites.

Burns and taste great

I was given two of these some months ago by one of my sons. They have been sleeping in a humi for those months as I smoked other AVOs, Pardons and Olivas that I have been graced with. Anyway, I decided to take one of these La Mission du L'Aeliers out for a spin and boy, was I impressed. Looking over it, the construction was very good and the pig tail was a nice touch. (gives a nice reference point for cutting when you have knocked down a little too much wine). I V cut her and took a cold draw; the draw was as good as any Padron I have done. First light toasting was normal and it took some time to get her to glow. After that, every draw I took from start to finish was a thing of beauty. If it wasn't for the slightest hint of anise, which I liked in this cigar, I would of thought I was smoking some of my AVOs. This cigar burns cool all the way through and it is nub smoking material 100 percent. I immediately ordered a 5 pack after smoking this one and mentally kicked myself for waiting so long to smoke one of these. The La Mission du L'Atelier will be a staple in my humidors for sometime and at their price point, they are a steal.

I have smoked three of the five pack and each one was extremely harsh tasting. In fact, the last cigar I fired up was so bad I threw it out after five minutes.

leaves just a bit to be desired, but a definitely solid smoke.

Great taste from start to finish. Creamy and sweet about half way in. Draw, burn and taste wonderful. Wife even said it smelled good!!

I'd have to say that the previous reviewer (Jim S.) hit it right on the head. Love this smoke, lots of chocolate and espresso turning into a leatheriness. One of my favorites from this years top 25.

Exactly what I asked for when u asked for it

Picked this up on the word of my local B&M owner. The construction, look, and feel of the cigar was great. The super dark wrapper looks good enough to eat. Heck, even the band looks cool. While the draw was a bit tight, it burned razor sharp all along and I got over an hour out of the robusto. The foot smoke on this cigar smells fantastic. First draws were peppery, slightly sweet with bitter cocoa. 10 mins in the pepper had faded and I was left with mostly coffee and cocoa. As she progressed, you could see the oils released from the wrapper, and it took on some leathery/woody notes through the nose with that base of coffee all the way through. Towards the end, a little strength kicked in. I enjoyed this with a coffee, cream, and sugar drink. Great combo. I would buy this cigar again, but probably let it sit for a good 6 mo to a year to let it blend and smooth out just a bit.